Antonyms for fingers


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : fing-ger
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪŋ gər


Definition of fingers

Origin :
  • early 15c., "to touch or point to with the finger" (but cf. fingering from late 14c.), from finger (n.). Sense of "play upon a musical instrument" is from 1510s. The meaning "identify a criminal" is underworld slang first recorded 1930. Related: Fingered; fingering.
  • noun appendage of hand
  • verb touch lightly
  • verb choose, designate
Example sentences :
  • I can see the dominoes with my fingers—touch is just as good as sight.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Thinking of this, he produced it from the holster with a flick of his fingers.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • The fingers thrust at his throat—he seemed to be tearing his own flesh.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • The fingers that held the petal tingled, and a flush rose in her cheek.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • He sliced it into bits, and she took them daintily from between his fingers.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • It made her interlace her fingers with nervous anxiety, but it set a fire in her eyes.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Something freezing cold was beginning at the tips of his fingers.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Her fingers were stiff, but so was her will: the way she stuck to her work was pathetic.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Her hand was in her pocket, and a bright coin was between her fingers.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • You might not have noticed them, but it seemed to Sallie that her fingers had touched everywhere.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

Synonyms for fingers

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